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"API keys with referer restrictions cannot be used with this API."

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
dart, flutter
Domain
api, mobile

Research direction

Start by reviewing how flutter_google_places uses the underlying google_maps_webservice library, then compare that integration with the linked Google Places APIs for server and client-side applications. Done means determining whether the widget can work with Website-restricted API keys and documenting or implementing the appropriate integration path.

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Description

I want to add "Website restrictions" to my API key, but then I start getting "API keys with referer restrictions cannot be used with this API." errors when using this widget.

I believe the reason is that the underlying google_maps_webservice library calls the API meant to be used in server applications. Shouldn't flutter_google_places use the API meant for client-side applications?

Dominant language
Dart
Stars
311
Forks
458
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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